Microstegium vimineum invasion changes soil chemistry and microarthropod communities in cumberland plateau forests

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-156

  McGrath, Deborah A ^a   Binkley, Meagan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 65949089844     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.008.0113     Document Type: Article

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